Abstract
Super bowl: Bicorannulenyl, a large biaryl composed of two corannulene bowls, effectively becomes an overcrowded ethylene upon reduction to form a dianion (see picture). DFT calculations and NMR spectroscopic experiments reveal the double-bond character of the connection between the two bowls. Three stable diastereomers that interconvert through bowl inversions and central bond rotations were shown to exist.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7538-7542 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 41 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 4 Oct 2010 |
Keywords
- Annulenes
- Carbanions
- Conformation analysis
- Conjugation
- Overcrowded ethylenes